Lots of Business for Smart Investors 7 November 2007 Prof. Bogusław Smólski, director of the National Center for Research and Development (NCBiR) in Warsaw, talks to Danuta Górecka.
Living to be 100: Secrets of Centenarians 7 November 2007 For centuries people have sought the secret of eternal youth. No such secret has yet been discovered, but thanks to advances in medicine and in our knowledge about how to achieve a healthy lifestyle, the chances of living to a ripe old age in good health are increasing with every generation. It's possible that some day soon it will become the norm to live to be 100. What is needed to make this possible?
From the Publisher 7 November 2007 Would you like to live longer? The answer usually depends on who you ask but is seldom negative. Life expectancy is on the increase whether we like it or not but what does old age have in store? A large-scale research program has produced a fascinating portrait of Polish centenarians that should give ample food for thought.
Billions for Roads 7 November 2007 Polish drivers may be in for some relief after years of putting up with poor roads. The country is planning to invest zl.80 billion in road transportation by 2013.
Forensic Genetics: Who Dunnit? 7 November 2007 A forensic research laboratory at the Wrocław Medical University in southwestern Poland is on track to becoming a European leader in forensic genetics. The science, also known as serology, or hemogenetics, makes it possible to establish paternity, expose murderers and check the authenticity of religious relics.
Renewable Energy: Pure Profit 7 November 2007 The production of biofuel in combination with the generation of heat and electricity, waste recycling, and a chemical factory-this is the proposal of a group of Wrocław chemists to improve Poland's energy security.
Cracow: Untying the Traffic Knot 7 November 2007 Cracow's transportation system is experiencing a metamorphosis under a European Union program that aims to relieve congestion in the city.
Nano Silver: The Ultimate Bacteria Killer 7 November 2007 Chemists from the Nanoco company in the southern city of Tarnowskie Góry have developed a new biocide called Nano Silver that combines the bactericidal properties of silver with the vast opportunities offered by nanotechnology.
Life is Chemistry 7 November 2007 He may be a modest chemist who stays away from the spotlight, but Prof. Marek Cyprian Chmielewski, aged 65, has played a key role in the development of many scientific disciplines that have made our
civilization.
Award for Gajek 7 November 2007 Prof. Lesław Gajek of the Technical University of Łódź is Poland's first recipient of the David Garrick Halmstad Prize, an award that is given out annually by the U.S.-based Actuarial Foundation (TAF) for "significant contributions to actuarial science." Gajek received the award for a work entitled Reinsurance Arrangements Maximizing Insurer's Survival Probability that he has published together with Prof. Dariusz Zagrodny of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw.
UEMS Role for Trojanowski 7 November 2007 Prof. Tomasz Trojanowski from the Medical University of Lublin will be the first Pole to head the neurosurgery section of the European Union of Medical Specialists/Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes (UEMS), a medical organization based in Brussels, Belgium, that trains specialists in medicine and runs European specialization examinations for doctors. Trojanowski's term starts next year and will last four years.
IN BRIEF 7 November 2007 The Central Mining Institute (GIG) in the southern city of Katowice has started work on a three-year underground coal gasification project co-financed by the European Union that aims to develop a model for a new type of mine that would extract syngas instead of coal.
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